Drop the Pink Elephant

Author: Bill McFarlan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1907312226
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
"As GMTV anchor, I interview hundreds of people every year. However well they interview, every single person would find it easier to explain their case by following these simple principles." EAMONN HOLMES, GMTV Presenter "[Drop the Pink Elephant]...tackle[s] every aspect of personal communication in a crisp, entertaining style." THE PLAIN ENGLISH SOCIETY "There can be no whitewash at the White House." (Richard Nixon). These nine words turned the American nation against their President. Why? Because people hadn't linked the White House with a cover up until Nixon himself made the connection. His own denial created the story. It is perhaps the most famous Pink Elephant in history. But what exactly is a 'Pink Elephant'? Pink Elephants are the unnecessary negatives that clutter your conversation and meaning, sending out the wrong signals to anyone you communicate with. In Drop the Pink Elephant, Bill McFarlan reveals how to avoid the deadly trap of allowing poor communication skills to obscure your meaning and reduce your effectiveness. Drop the Pink Elephant is filled with helpful, simple and practical advice on how to make your words count for more. Put these straightforward lessons into practice and you will notice immediately how much more effectively you are able to communicate with others. Sharpen your conversation by: * FIRST SPOTTING, THEN DROPPING THE PINK ELEPHANT * GETTING RID OF THE JARGON * LEARNING TO SPEAK IN PICTURES * RECOGNISING WHEN YOU SHOULD APOLOGISE OR THANK PEOPLE * CAPTIVATING AN AUDIENCE N.B. No animals were hurt in the making of this book. (Can you spot your first Pink Elephant?)

Murder of a Pink Elephant

Author: Denise Swanson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101567546
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
When Skye Denison's brother forms a band called Pink Elephant, the town goes wild-maybe too wild. First, a groupie turns stalker, seducing the band members one by one. Then, one of the Pink Elephants winds up murdered. Who's to blame? Everyone seems to think it's the drummer-and now Skye has to clear her brother's name.

Pink Elephants

Author: Christy Texeira
Publisher: Snapdragon Publishing
ISBN: 9781736345801
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
When her five-year-old daughter came home from school with bodily bruises, it was assumed to be innocent schoolyard play. But when she woke in the middle of the night to an unstoppable bloody nose, it became the beginning of a heart wrenching journey through doctor's visits and a family's struggle to make life-and-death decisions in the midst of agonizing uncertainty. Pink Elephants is the story of a family pushed to the brink, as they face their daughter's rare life-threatening illness. The Texeira family discovered the most essential ingredients in surviving great adversity: their unwavering faith, gratitude for each day, and the power in each family member's inner strength. Told from the mother's perspective, Pink Elephants takes us into the private moments of tenderness, the fragility of childhood innocence, and the reminder that control over a situation is an illusion. As the Texeira family shows us, life isn't planned-it is lived.

Emmi the Pink Elephant

Author: Barbara Klien
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537146904
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
Author Barbara Klein has spent her life traveling the world as a missionary serving God. Her endless love for children led her to creating Emmi, the pink Elephant, book series as fun way to introduce Jesus into their lives by using shapes and colors. Barbara created each illustration by hand cutting construction paper. Follow Emmi, the pink elephant, as she witnesses the birth of Christ, healings, and miracles that take place with her and her jungle friends. Emmi sets out on adventures to help others and spread the word about the great love of the King of Kings that will change lives to become rich with love and happiness. Within the pages of Emmi's Stories are lessons to be learned about hardships that go along with what children today will encounter as they grow up. Book One contains: Emmi's First Christmas Emmi Meets the Lion Published by Empire Publishing

Don't Think of Pink Elephants!

Author: Melanie Salas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781954648548
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Our minds are so powerful and what we choose to think and believe can greatly impact how we feel about ourselves and the world around us. Being happy starts with controlling the message that we speak to ourselves in our heads. "Don't Think of Pink Elephants" is perfect for all ages and opens our minds to the importance of positive thoughts and the power that these messages have over us. Come along on the journey as we explore how to program our brains to find true happiness in this fun light-hearted read!

Drop the Pink Elephant

Author: Bill McFarlan
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781841124797
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
?I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms Lewinsky.? ?Bill Clinton A seemingly harmless quote. Mr Clinton was trying to get his point across no doubt. But what are the factors that most people remember about this statement? Bill Clinton. Sexual relations. Ms Lewinsky. Almost all of us fall into the deadly trap of allowing poor communication skills to obscure our meanings, reduce our effectiveness and highlight our stupidity. According to author Bill McFarlan, most of us tend to talk in these negatives, which he terms 'pink elephants'. By drawing on personal and well-known examples, McFarlan provides a host of classic ?pink elephants? and the ways and means to avoid them. Bill McFarlan has been at the forefront of British media for over 25 years, starting with local newspaper reporting and ending up as a BBC and Sky Sports presenter. He has worked on many prestigious programmes, including Breakfast News with Jill Dando and Nicholas Witchell and The World's Strongest Man. Since 1989 he has run one of Britain's most successful media consultancy broadcasting business.

The Legend of the Pink Elephant

Author: Luckner Bruno, Jr.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781983703829
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30

Book Description
This book is the story of an elephant born different. He was bullied out of his herd and he ran away from home. Along the way he discovered that being different is not bad. He learns that believing in himself is more important than trying to be like everyone else. Come join Jamba the Pink Elephant as he learns how to follow his heart and embrace difference. Art is the medicine for social ills. Since ancient times it has been the way a society had dealt with an ugly reflection of itself. It is through art that healing and maturity of can begin. "The Legend of the Pink Elephant" is more than a book. It is a message of love and compassion in a time fueled by intolerance and hate. It is 2018 and the world as we know it is being divided by the old fires of racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia and so many other different ways to hate. This kind of thinking leads to a dangerous tomorrow, and i would like to stop it if i can. This book is how I hope to reach the people of tomorrow ,while their hearts and minds are open as children. It is how I hope to bring a spark of light in the darkened hearts and minds of the adults of today. By embracing difference we go beyond tolerating one another. We can learn to celebrate the wonderful things that make us different and alike. Only love can conquers hate.

The Pink Elephant

Author: Janice Gassam Asare
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578791296
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Do Not Think about Pink Elephants

Author: Cristina L. Hardrich
Publisher: Austin Macauley
ISBN: 9781645751687
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Lisa was having a bad day. Things were not going well since morning, until the time she rode the bus home from school. She was in a bad mood! Her daddy never likes to see Lisa in a bad mood, so he steps in to try and make her smile. Maybe he can even make her laugh. Daddy has a way of making people laugh with silly animal images. If that isn't enough to make someone laugh, his silliness and ability to make himself laugh could cheer anyone up. Will his tactics work for Lisa this time? You will see.

Pink Elephant

Author: Rachel McKibbens
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Poetry. PINK ELEPHANT is Rachel McKibbens' collection of beautifully crafted, emotionally searing poems depicting the fractured mythology of a family's tumultuous life. Picking up where Plath and Sexton have left off, McKibbens threatens the comfortable confines of confessional poetry with a take-no-prisoners surrealist and super-real edge. By creating a folklore out of brutality and violence (borne from misplaced or absent love) McKibbens ultimately locates both love and forgiveness, fearlessly placing them in their rightful home. McKibbens' PINK ELEPHANT is an audacious debut.